diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index 63bb52f25..baafe844f 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -775,6 +775,14 @@ static void dns_session_release(struct appctx *appctx)
 	if (!ds)
 		return;
 
+	/* We do not call ring_appctx_detach here
+	 * because we want to keep readers counters
+	 * to retry a conn with a different appctx.
+	 */
+	HA_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(DNS_LOCK, &ds->ring.lock);
+	LIST_DEL_INIT(&appctx->wait_entry);
+	HA_RWLOCK_WRUNLOCK(DNS_LOCK, &ds->ring.lock);
+
 	dss = ds->dss;
 
 	HA_SPIN_LOCK(DNS_LOCK, &dss->lock);
@@ -808,13 +816,6 @@ static void dns_session_release(struct appctx *appctx)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* We do not call ring_appctx_detach here
-	 * because we want to keep readers counters
-	 * to retry a con with a different appctx*/
-	HA_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(DNS_LOCK, &ds->ring.lock);
-	LIST_DEL_INIT(&appctx->wait_entry);
-	HA_RWLOCK_WRUNLOCK(DNS_LOCK, &ds->ring.lock);
-
 	/* if there is no pending complete response
 	 * message, ensure to reset
 	 * message offsets if the session